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Divine archetype

the underworld


7 deities across 4 cultures bear the domain of the underworld. This is the same data the comparator uses.

Hades and Persephone (Kore) — Terracotta Fragment of a Votive Relief: Hades and Persephone
Hades
ᾍδης
deitythe deadwealth (underground)
Hades and Persephone (Kore) — Terracotta Fragment of a Votive Relief: Hades and Persephone
Persephone
Περσεφόνη
deitythe underworldspring
Hel, ruler of the realm of the dead — Hel
Hel
Hel
deitythe deadthe underworld
The seven major deities of the reconstructed Slavic pantheon, emanating from Rod — The Seven Gods of Slavic Theo-Cosmology
Veles
Veles
deitythe underworldcattle
CH
Cherd (Chert)
Cherd
deitythe underworldthe realm of the dead (Nav/Cherd)
A winged goddess — possibly Ishtar or the underworld queen Ereshkigal — The 'Queen of the Night' Relief (Burney Relief)
Ereshkigal
Ereshkigal
deitythe underworldthe queen of the dead
Parthian relief of the god Nergal, from Hatra — Parthian relief of the god Nergal
Nergal
Nergal
deitythe underworldthe plague
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The Divine Atlas — a museum of the world's divine imaginationSix galleries: Japanese · Greek · Norse · Egyptian · Slavic · MesopotamianEvery nontrivial claim carries a source. Uncertainties are preserved, not resolved.Artwork: public domain / open license, always attributed.